Computer Science at Southern Maine Community College

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Southern Maine Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 5,789.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

SMCC Computer Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in CompSci

SMCC Computer Science Rankings

CompSci Student Demographics at SMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Southern Maine Community College.

SMCC Computer Science Associate’s Program

33% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in compsci only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at SMCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in compsci at SMCC are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Maine Community College with a associate's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Maine Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	16

Information Technology

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Software Applications Developers	2,270	$90,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,350	$124,130
Computer Workers	890	$79,790
Computer Programmers	780	$84,830
Computer Network Support Specialists	720	$63,800

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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